From transport to video streaming services, to health and fitness aggregators, to fintech companies, Southeast Asia has witnessed the rise and growth of multiple startups, including the likes of GO-JEK, Grab, iflix and KFit.
How does an art collection begin? We asked seven collectors to tell us the story of the work that started it all, and how their first acquisitions shaped their collecting habits for the future. Their influential early acquisitions range from an Aaron Young video to a lithograph purchased with winnings from dorm-room poker. Together, their stories reveal that art collecting is all about paying close attention—and being open to adventure.
Listed property developer Century Properties Group Inc. (CPG) has already presold P1.7 billion worth of residential units of its Batangas mixed-use tourism development. CPG managing director Robbie Antonio told reporters the Batulao Artscapes project in Nasugbu, Batangas was well-received by the market as it has already sold a chunk of its units before its official…
by Cao Yingying, China Daily Guangzhou, a centuries-old international commercial hub, gathered leaders of the global innovation economy at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech International Conference that opened on Tuesday. Focusing on technological innovation, the first-ever Fortune Brainstorm Tech International Conference is huge in its own right, but is also the curtain raiser event for the…
Art fairs can be intimidating places in general, but an event with the vast size of Art Basel Miami Beach poses particular challenges. In the lead up to this week’s edition, we consulted five leading international collectors to help navigate the Miami madness. Below, our art world veterans reveal strategies for maximizing what you are getting out of the big fair, whether you’re buying or just browsing.
by Harper’s Bazaar Singapore They live their lives online, and are not shy about showing off their precious toys and presence at exotic places that most other people can only dream about. Meet the princelings and princesses of regional political and business leaders. While in the past only their closest friends and family members got…
by MarketLine Trends Are Changing The Construction Industry, Robbie Antonio Robbie Antonio, Long regarded as being averse to change, the construction industry is entering a period of substantial adjustment. How construction companies operate in the near future will be very different. Prefabricated construction is now being used to erect high-rise buildings, and Chinese companies are…
by Cathy Yang and Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News MANILA – The founder of the Philippines first “unicorn” or $1 billion startup said he hoped his success would inspire more Filipino entrepreneurs to think out of the box. Revolution Precrafted, builder of designer modular homes, is led by Jose Roberto Antonio, one of the heirs of…
Revolution Precrafted, the first Filipino startup valued at more than $1 billion, wants to establish a presence in 18 countries
by Adelaida Salikha, SEASIA The Philippines has hit a huge milestone: it just got its first unicorn startup. Revolution Pre-crafted, a developer of prefabricated designer homes, has raised its series B round co-led by Singapore’s K2 VC, valuing the company at over US$1 billion, according to two sources familiar with the deal. That makes Revolution –…